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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 4:40 p.m. Friday: \u003c/strong> A San Francisco Superior Court jury has rejected gender discrimination claims by former Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers employee Ellen Pao.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The jury voted “no” on all four questions related to Pao’s allegations that she was denied promotion at the powerful Silicon Valley venture capital firm because of her gender and was ultimately fired in retaliation for her complaints.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a brief statement outside the courtroom after the verdict was read, Pao said she was grateful to those who had supported her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If I’ve helped to level the playing field for women and minorities in venture capital, then the battle was worth it,” Pao said. “Now it’s time for me to get back to my career, my family and my friends.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pao is currently serving as interim CEO for social media site Reddit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s Pao’s statement after the verdict was read:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/malaikafraley/status/581604163429220352\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The final verdict came only after Superior Court Judge Harold Kahn sent the jury back to deliberate further on Pao’s claim that she was fired in retaliation for a critical memo she wrote and/or filing suit against Kleiner Perkins.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Unlike criminal trials, the jury in this civil case did not need to be unanimous in its verdict; instead, only three-fourths of the 12-member panel — nine members — needed to agree to reach a verdict.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The jury reported when it first returned at 2 p.m. Friday that it had resolved all four of the questions it was charged to decide. But when Judge Kahn polled the jury, one member apparently changed his vote on the retaliation question, which had reportedly been decided 9-3 in favor of Kleiner. That switch meant four jurors agreed Pao’s firing was retaliatory, with eight members disagreeing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The jury returned with a decision on that last question at 4:30 p.m.: 9-3 in favor of Kleiner Perkins.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The questions the jury decided against Pao (and the vote, per the count \u003ca href=\"http://recode.net/2015/03/27/live-the-pao-v-kleiner-perkins-verdict/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published by re/code\u003c/a>) were:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Was Ms. Pao’s gender a substantial motivating reason for Kleiner Perkins not promoting Ms. Pao to senior partner? \u003cstrong>The vote: 10 no, 2 yes.\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Were Ms. Pao’s conversations in December 2011 and/or her January 4, 2012, memorandum a substantial motivating reason for Kleiner Perkins’ not promoting her to senior partner? \u003cstrong>The vote: 10 no, 2 yes.\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Did Kleiner Perkins fail to take all reasonable steps to prevent gender discrimination against Ms. Pao? \u003cstrong>The vote: None reported, as this question was rendered moot by “no” votes on first two questions.\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Were Ms. Pao’s conversations in 2011 and/or her Jan. 4, 2012, memorandum and/or her filing this lawsuit a substantial motivating reason for Kleiner Perkins’ decision to terminate Ms. Pao’s employment? \u003cstrong>The vote: 9 no, 3 yes.\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The December 2011 conversations and January 2012 memorandum mentioned in the second question refer to Pao’s complaints to Kleiner Perkins management about ongoing sexual harassment and gender discrimination at the firm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to accounts from the courtroom, five men and five women voted against Pao on the first questions above; one man and one woman voted to support her claim. On the fourth question, two women and one man on the jury voted to support Pao’s claim.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pao, who was hired as a junior partner and chief of staff to Kleiner Perkins managing partner John Doerr in 2005, had sought $16 million in compensation for Kleiner’s alleged discrimination, plus punitive damages.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The jury’s verdict form is below, followed by earlier Associated Press accounts of closing arguments in the case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"juryform\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"scribd_iframe_embed\" src=\"https://www.scribd.com/embeds/259810687/content?start_page=1&view_mode=scroll&show_recommendations=true\" data-auto-height=\"false\" data-aspect-ratio=\"undefined\" scrolling=\"no\" id=\"doc_41123\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/sudhint\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sudhin Thanawala\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nAssociated Press\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 2:15 p.m. Wednesday:\u003c/strong> Jury deliberations began Wednesday in a high-profile sex discrimination lawsuit that has shined a light on the gross underrepresentation of women in the technology and venture capital sectors of Silicon Valley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The jury of six men and six women began discussing Ellen Pao’s lawsuit against Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers after an attorney for the prestigious venture capital firm said it did not retaliate against Pao by deciding not to promote her after she filed a gender bias complaint.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The decision about a possible promotion was made before Pao filed her complaint, defense lawyer Lynne Hermle told jurors during her closing argument.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pao’s attorneys have portrayed her as the victim of a male-dominated culture at Kleiner Perkins, where she was allegedly subjected to retaliation by a male colleague with whom she had an affair and to a discussion about pornography aboard a private plane.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pao also testified about receiving a book of erotic poetry from a male partner at the company.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 7:40 a.m. Wednesday:\u003c/strong> Lawyers in a high-profile gender bias lawsuit against a Silicon Valley firm argued Tuesday that the woman behind the case was either an accomplished junior partner who was passed over for a promotion because of discrimination or a failure who sued to get a big payout as she was being shown the door.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The attorneys presented the contrasting portraits of Ellen Pao in their closing arguments to a San Francisco Superior Court jury in the case against venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[The tech blog re/code is \u003ca href=\"http://recode.net/2015/03/25/live-day-two-of-the-ellen-pao-v-kleiner-perkins-case-summations/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">live-blogging the final arguments\u003c/a>. And the lengthy jury verdict form, released by the court today, is \u003ca href=\"#juryform\">embedded below\u003c/a>.]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Company lawyer Lynne Hermle challenged Pao’s claim that she sued to help women facing gender discrimination at the firm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The complaints of Ellen Pao were made for only one purpose — a huge payout for Team Ellen,” Hermle said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pao’s lawyer made his closing argument earlier, telling jurors the company had different standards for men and women that led to the denial of a promotion to Pao despite her accomplishments.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">‘The complaints of Ellen Pao were made for only one purpose — a huge payout for Team Ellen.’\u003ccite>Lynne Hermle,\u003cbr>\nAttorney for defendant Kleiner Perkins\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>“The evidence in this case compels the conclusion that men were judged by one standard and women by another,” lawyer Alan Exelrod said. “The leaders of Kleiner Perkins are the ones responsible for this double standard.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The suit has shined a light on the gross underrepresentation of women in the technology and venture capital sectors and has led some companies to re-examine their cultures and practices — even before the jury reaches a verdict.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Closing arguments are set to continue on Wednesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/197619411″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pao’s attorneys have portrayed her as the victim of a male-dominated culture at Kleiner Perkins, where she was allegedly subjected to retaliation by a male colleague with whom she had an affair and a discussion about pornography aboard a private plane. Pao also testified about receiving a book of erotic poetry from a male partner at the company.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her lawsuit says she was fired in 2012 after complaining about gender discrimination.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Exelrod called the firm a “boys club” and referenced trial testimony and emails from prominent venture capitalist John Doerr, a partner at Kleiner Perkins, to show that Pao had been successful at the company.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This case should be about what Ms. Pao did for Kleiner Perkins,” Exelrod said.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">‘The evidence in this case compels the conclusion that men were judged by one standard and women by another.’\u003ccite>Alan Exelrod,\u003cbr>\nAttorney for Ellen Pao\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Among her accomplishments were convincing the firm to invest in a company that later enjoyed great success and helping two companies merge, Exelrod said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Exelrod said two male colleagues of Pao had been promoted, even though one was called confrontational and another was accused of having “sharp elbows,” an apparent reference to his treatment of other workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Exelrod mentioned the affair, discussion about pornography on the plane and the book of poetry in his closing argument. He accused Kleiner Perkins of trying to smear Pao as a woman who had a sexual relationship at work by characterizing her relationship with the male colleague as a consensual affair gone wrong.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pao has said the colleague hounded her into the relationship and lied about his wife having left him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kleiner Perkins has said Pao was a chronic complainer who twisted facts and circumstances in her lawsuit and had a history of conflicts with colleagues that contributed to the decision to let her go.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hermle showed jurors a slide with comments from Pao’s work reviews that called her “territorial,” and “not a good teammate.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The lawyer said the men promoted over Pao had prior venture capital experience and had founded companies, unlike Pao.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To support her claim that Pao was interested only in a payout, Hermle showed jurors an email Pao sent in December 2011 — a month before she filed her complaint — in which Pao said a friend at another venture capital firm was helping her get a lawyer to negotiate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A judge ruled over the weekend that Pao can seek punitive damages that could add millions of dollars to a possible verdict in her favor. She is seeking $16 million in lost wages and bonuses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Experts say Pao’s case has increased awareness about seemingly small indignities faced by women in the technology and venture capital sectors. Consultant Freada Kapor Klein said she has recently been contacted by more than a dozen venture capital and technology companies asking her how they can improve the environment for women.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During her testimony, Pao told jurors that her lawsuit was intended in part to create equal opportunities for women in the venture capital sector.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A study released last year by Babson College in Massachusetts found that women filled just 6 percent of partner-level positions at 139 venture capital firms in 2013, down from 10 percent in 1999.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kleiner Perkins says more than 20 percent of its partners are women.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Original post:\u003c/strong> An attorney for a woman suing a prestigious Silicon Valley venture capital firm for gender discrimination said Tuesday the firm judged men and women by different standards.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lawyer Alan Exelrod made the claim during his closing argument in the \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/02/24/trial-begins-in-silicon-valley-gender-discrimination-suit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lawsuit filed by Ellen Pao\u003c/a> against Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers that has shined a light on gender imbalance in the technology and venture capital sectors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The case has caused some technology and venture capital companies to re-examine their cultures and practices even before a jury reaches its verdict.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The evidence in this case compels the conclusion that men were judged by one standard and women by another,” Exelrod said. “The leaders of Kleiner Perkins are the ones responsible for this double standard.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lynne Hermle, an attorney for the firm, was expected to make her closing argument later in the day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pao’s attorneys have portrayed her as the victim of a male-dominated culture at Kleiner Perkins, saying she was subjected to retaliation by a male colleague with whom she had an affair.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They say she was fired in 2012 after complaining about gender discrimination.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kleiner Perkins has countered that Pao was a chronic complainer who twisted facts and circumstances in her lawsuit and had a history of conflicts with colleagues that contributed to the decision to let her go.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A judge ruled over the weekend that Pao can seek punitive damages that could add millions of dollars to a possible verdict in her favor. She is seeking $16 million in lost wages and bonuses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Consultant Freada Kapor Klein said she has recently been contacted by more than a dozen venture capital and technology companies asking her how they can improve the environment for women. Klein, whose firm specializes in addressing bias in the workplace, declined to name the firms but said they approached her as a result of the Pao case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People understand that the issues raised in this trial are about company culture in general,” Klein said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Experts say Pao’s case has increased awareness about seemingly small indignities faced by women in the technology and venture capital sectors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“These subtle incidents individually seem trivial, but cumulatively create a climate that is unwelcoming,” said Deborah Rhode, a law professor at Stanford University who teaches gender equity law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During testimony, Pao told jurors that her lawsuit was intended in part to create equal opportunities for women in the venture capital sector.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Paul Gompers, a Harvard business school professor, was hired by Kleiner Perkins to conduct research about the venture capital industry. He testified that Kleiner Perkins placed more women on the boards of companies in which it invested than any of the 3,000 venture capital firms that he reviewed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, a study released last year by Babson College in Massachusetts found that women filled just 6 percent of partner-level positions at 139 venture capital firms in 2013, down from 10 percent in 1999.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since Pao’s case began, more venture capital firms have called seeking female candidates for partner-level positions, said Joe Riggione, co-founder of True, an executive search firm for venture capital and technology companies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Technology and venture capital firms have become more open over the past two years about discussing gender and racial inequities, said Nicole Sanchez, founder of Vaya Consulting, which tries to help Silicon Valley companies increase diversity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sanchez said that’s due in part to a decision by Google and other technology giants to release data about the demographic makeup of their workforces. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>The final verdict came only after Superior Court Judge Harold Kahn sent the jury back to deliberate further on Pao’s claim that she was fired in retaliation for a critical memo she wrote and/or filing suit against Kleiner Perkins.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Unlike criminal trials, the jury in this civil case did not need to be unanimous in its verdict; instead, only three-fourths of the 12-member panel — nine members — needed to agree to reach a verdict.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The jury reported when it first returned at 2 p.m. Friday that it had resolved all four of the questions it was charged to decide. But when Judge Kahn polled the jury, one member apparently changed his vote on the retaliation question, which had reportedly been decided 9-3 in favor of Kleiner. That switch meant four jurors agreed Pao’s firing was retaliatory, with eight members disagreeing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The jury returned with a decision on that last question at 4:30 p.m.: 9-3 in favor of Kleiner Perkins.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The questions the jury decided against Pao (and the vote, per the count \u003ca href=\"http://recode.net/2015/03/27/live-the-pao-v-kleiner-perkins-verdict/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published by re/code\u003c/a>) were:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Was Ms. Pao’s gender a substantial motivating reason for Kleiner Perkins not promoting Ms. Pao to senior partner? \u003cstrong>The vote: 10 no, 2 yes.\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Were Ms. Pao’s conversations in December 2011 and/or her January 4, 2012, memorandum a substantial motivating reason for Kleiner Perkins’ not promoting her to senior partner? \u003cstrong>The vote: 10 no, 2 yes.\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Did Kleiner Perkins fail to take all reasonable steps to prevent gender discrimination against Ms. Pao? \u003cstrong>The vote: None reported, as this question was rendered moot by “no” votes on first two questions.\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Were Ms. Pao’s conversations in 2011 and/or her Jan. 4, 2012, memorandum and/or her filing this lawsuit a substantial motivating reason for Kleiner Perkins’ decision to terminate Ms. Pao’s employment? \u003cstrong>The vote: 9 no, 3 yes.\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The December 2011 conversations and January 2012 memorandum mentioned in the second question refer to Pao’s complaints to Kleiner Perkins management about ongoing sexual harassment and gender discrimination at the firm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to accounts from the courtroom, five men and five women voted against Pao on the first questions above; one man and one woman voted to support her claim. On the fourth question, two women and one man on the jury voted to support Pao’s claim.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pao, who was hired as a junior partner and chief of staff to Kleiner Perkins managing partner John Doerr in 2005, had sought $16 million in compensation for Kleiner’s alleged discrimination, plus punitive damages.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The jury’s verdict form is below, followed by earlier Associated Press accounts of closing arguments in the case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"juryform\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"scribd_iframe_embed\" src=\"https://www.scribd.com/embeds/259810687/content?start_page=1&view_mode=scroll&show_recommendations=true\" data-auto-height=\"false\" data-aspect-ratio=\"undefined\" scrolling=\"no\" id=\"doc_41123\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/sudhint\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sudhin Thanawala\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nAssociated Press\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 2:15 p.m. Wednesday:\u003c/strong> Jury deliberations began Wednesday in a high-profile sex discrimination lawsuit that has shined a light on the gross underrepresentation of women in the technology and venture capital sectors of Silicon Valley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The jury of six men and six women began discussing Ellen Pao’s lawsuit against Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers after an attorney for the prestigious venture capital firm said it did not retaliate against Pao by deciding not to promote her after she filed a gender bias complaint.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The decision about a possible promotion was made before Pao filed her complaint, defense lawyer Lynne Hermle told jurors during her closing argument.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pao’s attorneys have portrayed her as the victim of a male-dominated culture at Kleiner Perkins, where she was allegedly subjected to retaliation by a male colleague with whom she had an affair and to a discussion about pornography aboard a private plane.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pao also testified about receiving a book of erotic poetry from a male partner at the company.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 7:40 a.m. Wednesday:\u003c/strong> Lawyers in a high-profile gender bias lawsuit against a Silicon Valley firm argued Tuesday that the woman behind the case was either an accomplished junior partner who was passed over for a promotion because of discrimination or a failure who sued to get a big payout as she was being shown the door.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The attorneys presented the contrasting portraits of Ellen Pao in their closing arguments to a San Francisco Superior Court jury in the case against venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[The tech blog re/code is \u003ca href=\"http://recode.net/2015/03/25/live-day-two-of-the-ellen-pao-v-kleiner-perkins-case-summations/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">live-blogging the final arguments\u003c/a>. 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We are still sifting through the full details of the new rules, but the main point is that the Internet, the primary place where Americans exercise their right to free expression, remains open to all voices and points of view.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Broadband for America, a group whose members include major Internet service providers, is calling for Congress to intervene. Its honorary co-chairs, John Sununu and Harold Ford Jr., say:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The FCC's decision to impose obsolete telephone-era regulations on the high-speed Internet is one giant step backwards for America's broadband networks and everyone who depends upon them. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, Feb. 26: \u003c/strong>The Sunnyvale City Council has voted against a crucial component of a plan to create a bus rapid transit system in the heart of Silicon Valley. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After four hours of public comment and debate Tuesday night, the council voted against a plan for dedicated bus lanes on El Camino Real through the city. Under a proposal from the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, the bus-only lanes would allow dramatically speeded-up transit service along El Camino from Palo Alto to downtown San Jose. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a 4-3 vote, the council passed a resolution backing an alternative idea: having the VTA’s enhanced bus service travel in “mixed flow” lanes along a corridor that would include improved “bulbout” bus stops. The new stops would allow buses to pick up and drop off passengers without pulling to the curb, which would improve travel times somewhat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tuesday night’s vote was advisory, and Sunnyvale is just one of five cities along the proposed bus rapid transit route that must ultimately decide whether they support the effort or not. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The VTA is expected to decide on the details of the project later this year. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\nOriginal post:\u003c/strong> U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_27445216/u-s-transportation-chief-visits-google-unveil-30\">came to Silicon Valley \u003c/a>earlier this month to announce the administration’s transportation vision for the next three decades. That future includes faster public transit, and Foxx’s 2016 budget recommends \u003ca href=\"http://www.dot.gov/briefing-room/us-transportation-secretary-foxx-recommends-32-billion-expand-transit-options-improve\">a chunk of federal dollars \u003c/a>to help cities build bus rapid transit systems.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This speedier form of bus travel, set to debut in San Jose, Oakland and San Francisco over the next few years, is becoming popular in cities all over the world. Buses have their own dedicated lanes, priority at traffic signals, low floors for easy boarding, prepaid ticketing, Wi-Fi and other amenities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials at the Valley Transportation Authority would \u003ca href=\"http://www.vta.org/projects-and-programs/brt-el-camino-real-brt-project\">like to build such a system\u003c/a> — tentatively called Breeze — along El Camino Real, Silicon Valley’s busiest bus corridor, to better serve its thousands of daily riders and attract newcomers who will be part of a projected population boom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=”SaAEyhX08cJtupWdjzmuU53TBQ0tkDHO”]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The VTA is in line to receive $75 million in federal funds as part of a $233 million bus rapid transit project that would make the buses run faster than cars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s just one big problem.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>None of the cities that run along the corridor, other than San Jose, have embraced it over fears it will make traffic worse, according to transportation officials and transit advocates. The center of tech innovation is also a region where the car is king, and having a fast public bus system is a tough political sell.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/192825592″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are very entrenched interests that don’t want to see this project happen, or want to see it watered down,” says Chris Lepe, a senior community planner for the transit advocacy group \u003ca href=\"http://www.transformca.org/\">TransForm.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Palo Alto is backing an alternative to dedicated lanes: a mixed-flow proposal that VTA officials say falls short of true bus rapid transit. Tonight, the Sunnyvale City Council is expected to take an official position, and there is pressure to oppose dedicated lanes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>VTA officials fear the lesser alternatives will put the project’s federal funding at risk because it won’t be a competitive project.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Plan\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10442130\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 788px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/Screen-Shot-2015-02-24-at-8.06.20-AM.png\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10442130\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/Screen-Shot-2015-02-24-at-8.06.20-AM.png\" alt='The new bus rapid transit system in Silicon Valley is tentatively being called \"Breeze.\" ' width=\"788\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/Screen-Shot-2015-02-24-at-8.06.20-AM.png 788w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/Screen-Shot-2015-02-24-at-8.06.20-AM-400x176.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The proposed bus rapid transit system in Silicon Valley is tentatively being called Breeze. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of the Valley Transportation Authority )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The 17-mile rapid bus route from San Jose to Palo Alto would run in dedicated lanes along the current 522 rapid bus route, starting at Diridon station in San Jose, and then onto El Camino Real through Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Los Altos, Mountain View and Palo Alto.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This busy bus corridor currently accounts for 20,000 daily trips. Under bus rapid transit, VTA officials estimate more than 10,000 additional riders would hop aboard by 2040.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Every year on El Camino Real, because of worsening traffic congestion, the buses slow down by an average of two minutes. That means today the buses are 30 minutes slower than they were in 2000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under bus rapid transit, a ride from San Jose to Palo Alto is expected to take 40 minutes. Right now, it’s a 90-minute ride.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The bottom line with these buses is to make them fast, frequent and reliable,” says John Ristow, the senior planner on the project for the VTA. “In order to do that, we’ve got to actually find ways to allow them to move rapidly because they have to make stops and pick people up.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The new low-floor buses would have more comfortable seating and Wi-Fi, and people of all abilities would be able to board quickly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Riders \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10442133\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/522-bus-.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10442133\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/522-bus--800x531.jpg\" alt=\"A survey of 500 bus riders found they most are low-income working families and people of color who make an average household income of $38,000 a year. \" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/522-bus--800x531.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/522-bus--400x266.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/522-bus-.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Recent rider surveys found most are low-income, working families and people of color under the age of 35 who make an average household income of $38,000 a year. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of the Valley Transportation Authority )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Sneha Rajkumar is a software engineering student who lives in Sunnyvale and takes the bus to school in San Jose. Her husband takes their car because there is no transit connection to his job. It’s the bus ride home that pains her the most.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It stops at each and every signal, then at each and every stop,” Rajkumar says. “You lose patience when it’s already 9:45 p.m. and you gotta get home, cook dinner and see your family.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her experience is similar to 500 bus riders along the corridor who were recently surveyed by the group \u003ca href=\"http://www.wpusa.org/\">Working Partnerships USA\u003c/a>. Their average travel time on the bus is 50 minutes, but some had commutes as long as two hours, says Charisse Ma Lebron, the group’s director of health policy and community development.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The research showed that bus riders are predominantly working families, people of color, students and people from other underserved populations. VTA’s 2013 on-board survey found riders’ average household income was $38,000, says Lebron.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>‘Carmageddon’ Fears \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>VTA officials say Sunnyvale residents and businesses have sent the most letters opposing dedicated bus lanes. Over the weekend, a group called the El Camino Coalition took out \u003ca href=\"http://ads.mercurynews.com/san-jose-ca/communication/newspaper/san-jose-mercury-news/2015-02-22-1603722-the-vta-s-ill-conceived-dedicated-lane-bus-rapid-transit-proposal-for-el-camino-real-due-to-an-insufficient-and-one-sided-public-awareness-campaign-most-santa-clara-county-residents-are-unclear-of-the-ramifications-or-unaware-entirely-of\">a one-page ad in the Mercury News\u003c/a> decrying the “ill-conceived” lanes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most of the opposition is being organized by car dealerships along El Camino Real.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re not opposed to transit,” says Ryan Hopkins, the general manager of the Honda dealership. “We feel that if you block off a lane on El Camino … it’s just going to create more traffic and congestion, and it’s going to divert traffic to the other streets.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But VTA officials say they studied the potential traffic impact at more than 80 intersections along El Camino, and concluded it would not worsen traffic. And Lepe of TransForm says fears about traffic congestion have not materialized from bus rapid transit projects in cities like Cleveland and Los Angeles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\">“The kind of carmageddon that folks fear might happen hasn’t manifested with these projects,” says Lepe. “Why? Because you have a mode shift that takes place. When people start seeing the bus traveling faster than cars, they say ‘Hey, maybe I should jump on that.’ “\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, Sunnyvale City Councilman David Whittum, who also sits on the VTA Board of Directors, says businesses along El Camino Real, which pull in 20 percent of city tax revenue, are concerned it will affect their bottom line.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Says Whittum: “If somebody comes and says, ‘Hey, I’m going to take away two lanes, but don’t worry, everything will be fine,’ my question would be: So what is your experience in doing that in some of these business communities, and can you show me examples of where everything is fine?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He says merchants are also concerned about disruptions that would be caused during construction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\u003cb> A Safer Street\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\">El Camino Real is Sunnyvale’s most dangerous street for cyclists and pedestrians. When I visited the corridor, I found more than a few people biking and walking, especially transit riders on their way to and from bus stops.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\">“I have to ride as if people don’t see me, and I have no rights,” Tony McToy explains. I had spotted him pedaling slowly down El Camino, dressed casually, with a Popeyes bag hanging from his handlebars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\">“There’s no bike lane. So, whenever I can, and there’s no pedestrians on the sidewalk, I get on the sidewalk. Then if I see a pedestrian, I yield, but I have to watch my back,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\">The bus rapid transit plan calls for protected green bike lanes on El Camino Real, which transportation officials say would make the street safer for people like McToy. Officials would also install them along other parts of the corridor, along with pedestrian safety improvements.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\u003cstrong>Political Will\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\">It will be up to the board of the Valley Transportation Authority to decide whether to implement bus rapid transit, but if the cities don’t support the project it will likely die, say transit advocates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have to remember that population and job growth are inevitable in Silicon Valley, and doing nothing is not an option,” says Lebron.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She points out that many of the bus riders who would benefit from the project don’t always have time to attend meetings and voice their support.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s not uncommon that the needs of traditionally underserved, underrepresented populations are excluded from the policymaking process,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ultimately, says Lepe, it’s a question of political will. Whether Silicon Valley elected officials will get behind bus rapid transit remains to be seen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Curious about the boom/bust cycle that is reshaping the Bay Area? Check out our \u003ca href=\"http://kqed.org/boomtown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boomtown series.\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\nOriginal post:\u003c/strong> U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_27445216/u-s-transportation-chief-visits-google-unveil-30\">came to Silicon Valley \u003c/a>earlier this month to announce the administration’s transportation vision for the next three decades. That future includes faster public transit, and Foxx’s 2016 budget recommends \u003ca href=\"http://www.dot.gov/briefing-room/us-transportation-secretary-foxx-recommends-32-billion-expand-transit-options-improve\">a chunk of federal dollars \u003c/a>to help cities build bus rapid transit systems.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This speedier form of bus travel, set to debut in San Jose, Oakland and San Francisco over the next few years, is becoming popular in cities all over the world. Buses have their own dedicated lanes, priority at traffic signals, low floors for easy boarding, prepaid ticketing, Wi-Fi and other amenities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials at the Valley Transportation Authority would \u003ca href=\"http://www.vta.org/projects-and-programs/brt-el-camino-real-brt-project\">like to build such a system\u003c/a> — tentatively called Breeze — along El Camino Real, Silicon Valley’s busiest bus corridor, to better serve its thousands of daily riders and attract newcomers who will be part of a projected population boom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The VTA is in line to receive $75 million in federal funds as part of a $233 million bus rapid transit project that would make the buses run faster than cars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s just one big problem.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>None of the cities that run along the corridor, other than San Jose, have embraced it over fears it will make traffic worse, according to transportation officials and transit advocates. The center of tech innovation is also a region where the car is king, and having a fast public bus system is a tough political sell.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cdiv class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__shortcodes__shortcodeWrapper'>\n \u003ciframe width='”100%”' height='”166″'\n scrolling='no' frameborder='no'\n src='https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/192825592″&visual=true&”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false”'\n title='”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/192825592″'>\n \u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/div>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are very entrenched interests that don’t want to see this project happen, or want to see it watered down,” says Chris Lepe, a senior community planner for the transit advocacy group \u003ca href=\"http://www.transformca.org/\">TransForm.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Palo Alto is backing an alternative to dedicated lanes: a mixed-flow proposal that VTA officials say falls short of true bus rapid transit. Tonight, the Sunnyvale City Council is expected to take an official position, and there is pressure to oppose dedicated lanes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>VTA officials fear the lesser alternatives will put the project’s federal funding at risk because it won’t be a competitive project.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Plan\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10442130\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 788px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/Screen-Shot-2015-02-24-at-8.06.20-AM.png\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10442130\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/Screen-Shot-2015-02-24-at-8.06.20-AM.png\" alt='The new bus rapid transit system in Silicon Valley is tentatively being called \"Breeze.\" ' width=\"788\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/Screen-Shot-2015-02-24-at-8.06.20-AM.png 788w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/Screen-Shot-2015-02-24-at-8.06.20-AM-400x176.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The proposed bus rapid transit system in Silicon Valley is tentatively being called Breeze. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of the Valley Transportation Authority )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The 17-mile rapid bus route from San Jose to Palo Alto would run in dedicated lanes along the current 522 rapid bus route, starting at Diridon station in San Jose, and then onto El Camino Real through Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Los Altos, Mountain View and Palo Alto.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This busy bus corridor currently accounts for 20,000 daily trips. Under bus rapid transit, VTA officials estimate more than 10,000 additional riders would hop aboard by 2040.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Every year on El Camino Real, because of worsening traffic congestion, the buses slow down by an average of two minutes. That means today the buses are 30 minutes slower than they were in 2000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under bus rapid transit, a ride from San Jose to Palo Alto is expected to take 40 minutes. Right now, it’s a 90-minute ride.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The bottom line with these buses is to make them fast, frequent and reliable,” says John Ristow, the senior planner on the project for the VTA. “In order to do that, we’ve got to actually find ways to allow them to move rapidly because they have to make stops and pick people up.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The new low-floor buses would have more comfortable seating and Wi-Fi, and people of all abilities would be able to board quickly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Riders \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10442133\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/522-bus-.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10442133\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/522-bus--800x531.jpg\" alt=\"A survey of 500 bus riders found they most are low-income working families and people of color who make an average household income of $38,000 a year. \" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/522-bus--800x531.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/522-bus--400x266.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/522-bus-.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Recent rider surveys found most are low-income, working families and people of color under the age of 35 who make an average household income of $38,000 a year. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of the Valley Transportation Authority )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Sneha Rajkumar is a software engineering student who lives in Sunnyvale and takes the bus to school in San Jose. Her husband takes their car because there is no transit connection to his job. It’s the bus ride home that pains her the most.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It stops at each and every signal, then at each and every stop,” Rajkumar says. “You lose patience when it’s already 9:45 p.m. and you gotta get home, cook dinner and see your family.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her experience is similar to 500 bus riders along the corridor who were recently surveyed by the group \u003ca href=\"http://www.wpusa.org/\">Working Partnerships USA\u003c/a>. Their average travel time on the bus is 50 minutes, but some had commutes as long as two hours, says Charisse Ma Lebron, the group’s director of health policy and community development.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The research showed that bus riders are predominantly working families, people of color, students and people from other underserved populations. VTA’s 2013 on-board survey found riders’ average household income was $38,000, says Lebron.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>‘Carmageddon’ Fears \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>VTA officials say Sunnyvale residents and businesses have sent the most letters opposing dedicated bus lanes. Over the weekend, a group called the El Camino Coalition took out \u003ca href=\"http://ads.mercurynews.com/san-jose-ca/communication/newspaper/san-jose-mercury-news/2015-02-22-1603722-the-vta-s-ill-conceived-dedicated-lane-bus-rapid-transit-proposal-for-el-camino-real-due-to-an-insufficient-and-one-sided-public-awareness-campaign-most-santa-clara-county-residents-are-unclear-of-the-ramifications-or-unaware-entirely-of\">a one-page ad in the Mercury News\u003c/a> decrying the “ill-conceived” lanes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most of the opposition is being organized by car dealerships along El Camino Real.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re not opposed to transit,” says Ryan Hopkins, the general manager of the Honda dealership. “We feel that if you block off a lane on El Camino … it’s just going to create more traffic and congestion, and it’s going to divert traffic to the other streets.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But VTA officials say they studied the potential traffic impact at more than 80 intersections along El Camino, and concluded it would not worsen traffic. And Lepe of TransForm says fears about traffic congestion have not materialized from bus rapid transit projects in cities like Cleveland and Los Angeles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\">“The kind of carmageddon that folks fear might happen hasn’t manifested with these projects,” says Lepe. “Why? Because you have a mode shift that takes place. When people start seeing the bus traveling faster than cars, they say ‘Hey, maybe I should jump on that.’ “\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, Sunnyvale City Councilman David Whittum, who also sits on the VTA Board of Directors, says businesses along El Camino Real, which pull in 20 percent of city tax revenue, are concerned it will affect their bottom line.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Says Whittum: “If somebody comes and says, ‘Hey, I’m going to take away two lanes, but don’t worry, everything will be fine,’ my question would be: So what is your experience in doing that in some of these business communities, and can you show me examples of where everything is fine?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He says merchants are also concerned about disruptions that would be caused during construction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\u003cb> A Safer Street\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\">El Camino Real is Sunnyvale’s most dangerous street for cyclists and pedestrians. When I visited the corridor, I found more than a few people biking and walking, especially transit riders on their way to and from bus stops.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\">“I have to ride as if people don’t see me, and I have no rights,” Tony McToy explains. I had spotted him pedaling slowly down El Camino, dressed casually, with a Popeyes bag hanging from his handlebars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\">“There’s no bike lane. So, whenever I can, and there’s no pedestrians on the sidewalk, I get on the sidewalk. Then if I see a pedestrian, I yield, but I have to watch my back,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\">The bus rapid transit plan calls for protected green bike lanes on El Camino Real, which transportation officials say would make the street safer for people like McToy. Officials would also install them along other parts of the corridor, along with pedestrian safety improvements.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\u003cstrong>Political Will\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\">It will be up to the board of the Valley Transportation Authority to decide whether to implement bus rapid transit, but if the cities don’t support the project it will likely die, say transit advocates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have to remember that population and job growth are inevitable in Silicon Valley, and doing nothing is not an option,” says Lebron.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She points out that many of the bus riders who would benefit from the project don’t always have time to attend meetings and voice their support.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s not uncommon that the needs of traditionally underserved, underrepresented populations are excluded from the policymaking process,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ultimately, says Lepe, it’s a question of political will. 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"content": "\u003cp>A closely watched gender discrimination trial over a lawsuit against a top Menlo Park venture capital firm began in San Francisco Superior Court Tuesday morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Opening arguments portrayed Ellen Pao as a victim of retaliation while a partner at Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers, when she broke off an affair with a married colleague. But the firm's attorneys said Pao didn't have the skills necessary for the job.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In his opening trial statement, attorney Alan Exelrod described a male-dominated culture at Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Exelrod said his client, 45-year-old Ellen Pao, had received erotic poetry and sketches of nude women from a senior partner at the firm, and another male employee had interfered with her work when Pao broke off an affair with him.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\u003ca href=\"#lawsuit\">Read the lawsuit\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"#lawsuit\">\u003cimg class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-10442562\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/Screen-Shot-2015-02-24-at-6.22.04-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-02-24 at 6.22.04 PM\" width=\"337\" height=\"425\">\u003c/a>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>\"Kleiner Perkins used Ellen Pao's many talents for six years, but when it came time to pick who would be the next generation of investing leaders at Kleiner Perkins, Kleiner only picked men,\" the attorney told jurors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The firm has denied wrongdoing and says Pao was a poor performer who didn't get along with her colleagues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Ellen Pao did not succeed at Kleiner Perkins as an investing professional because she did not have the necessary skills for that job,\" said KPCB's attorney, Lynne Hermle. \"She did not come close.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition, Hermle said in her opening statement that the company has been a leader in recruiting and supporting women in technology.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pao is seeking $16 million in damages. The firm is seeking to limit any possible damages by arguing that Pao is well compensated in her current position as interim CEO of the popular social media company Reddit and hasn't suffered financially since leaving Kleiner after filing her lawsuit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Venture Capital's Reputation\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Venture capital firms provide much of the startup funds for tech companies and have a reputation of being even more insular and male-dominated than the companies they help launch. Kleiner Perkins helped build companies like Amazon, Netscape, Genentech and Google.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"In general, it's a culture that has not been welcome to women,\" said Deborah Rhode, a Stanford law professor who teaches gender equity law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[soundcloud url=\"https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/192888715\" params=\"color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" iframe=\"true\" /]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A study released last year by Babson College in Massachusetts found that women filled just 6 percent of the partner-level positions at 139 venture capital firms in 2013, down from 10 percent in 1999. Kleiner Perkins does have more female partners than many of its competitors, almost 20 percent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even if Pao loses, Rhode thinks that the case puts venture capital firms \"on notice that they're going to be held accountable.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's rare for a Silicon Valley discrimination case to make it to trial, though, giving the public a glimpse into venture capital culture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We'll get to make our own decisions about whether a man would have been treated in the same way she was treated in some of these contexts,\" Rhode said.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">'We'll get to make our own decisions about whether a man would have been treated in the same way she was treated in some of these contexts.'\u003ccite>Stanford Law Professor Deborah Rhode\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Kleiner fired Pao in 2012 — six months after she filed her lawsuit. 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The firm is seeking to limit any possible damages by arguing that Pao is well compensated in her current position as interim CEO of the popular social media company Reddit and hasn't suffered financially since leaving Kleiner after filing her lawsuit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Venture Capital's Reputation\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Venture capital firms provide much of the startup funds for tech companies and have a reputation of being even more insular and male-dominated than the companies they help launch. 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"content": "\u003cp>When we think of Silicon Valley, a lot of us think of hard-working people living high on the corporate hog: high-end restaurants on campus, on-site gyms, concierge services, et cetera.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But this fabulous work world full of people dreaming up new ways of doing business sits on a base of people doing business the Old-Fashioned Way. Many of those service workers, the ones chopping carrots and mowing lawns, are working for subcontractors, and those workers are struggling to survive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The nonprofit Joint Venture Silicon Valley has tracked local economic trends for the last 20 years. This year’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.jointventure.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=157&Itemid=182%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Silicon Valley Index\u003c/a> reported the income gap is wider than ever, and wider in Silicon Valley than elsewhere in the San Francisco Bay Area or California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Joint Venture divides the workforce into three different “tiers.” For high-skilled, high-wage jobs, Tier 1 in Silicon Valley, the median wage is $119,000 a year. For low-skilled, low-wage jobs, or Tier 3, the median is $27,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Thirty percent of our population is living below the self-sufficiency standard,” says Joint Venture Vice President Rachel Massaro. “That means they can’t survive without public or informal private assistance.”\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">‘Thirty percent of our population is living below the self-sufficiency standard. That means they can’t survive without public or informal, private assistance.’\u003ccite> Rachel Massaro,\u003cbr>\nVP, Joint Venture Silicon Valley\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Housing Costs a Major Strain\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Joshua Hugg, with the Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo County, says what many economic analysts do, that the \u003cem>housing\u003c/em> boom that has come along with the latest tech boom has made it much harder for anybody making a modest salary to survive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Because of our chronic underproduction [of housing] for decades now, we are in such a huge hole that even that addition of affordable housing, that addition of market rate housing, is not enough to move the needle here,” Hugg says. “When you have two to three, some say four to five, service-level jobs being created for every tech job, that’s a burden and a responsibility that the community has to bear.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But aside from some government mandates requiring developers to set aside a small percentage of new units for affordable housing, individuals are largely left to their own devices.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Massaro at Joint Venture says, “One of the definitions of informal private assistance is living with a relative or a friend. That’s what a lot of people are doing here to get by.\u003cstrong>“\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Getting By in One Room\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That would describe how Michael Johnson is getting by. He rents a room in the San Jose apartment of a friend he used to be in a band with years ago. In between boxes stuffed to the gills with his belongings, there’s just enough room for Johnson’s bed, desk, chair and three bass guitars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10436818\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/RS14270_20150213_Michael_johnson_jt_032-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10436818 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/RS14270_20150213_Michael_johnson_jt_032-qut-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Johnson was an engineer once. Since he was laid off in the dot.com bust, he has been unable to get back into tech. 'It’s not enough to survive. We’re not here to survive. We’re here to live. You know, and possibly even give back.'\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/RS14270_20150213_Michael_johnson_jt_032-qut-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/RS14270_20150213_Michael_johnson_jt_032-qut-400x267.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/RS14270_20150213_Michael_johnson_jt_032-qut.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Johnson worked as an engineer until he was laid off in the dot.com bust. He has been unable to get back into tech. ‘It’s not enough to survive. We’re not here to survive. We’re here to live. You know, and possibly even give back.’ \u003ccite>(James Tensuan/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As a security guard making less than $20 an hour, this is all he can afford. “There’s no place to go except to move out of the valley, and a lot of us have families here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Johnson is 52 years old, divorced, with three kids, two of them in local colleges, the other just graduated. He’s working full time, but unless he finds a more lucrative line of work, it’s hard to see how his life is going to improve soon. Or for that matter, the lives of people like him working in service jobs across the region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Once We Were Young, And Engineers\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Turn up Tuesday mornings at 7:30 outside a certain tech office in Santa Clara, and you’ll spot Johnson waiting for a weekly delivery from his buddy, Norman Meeks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Silicon Valley tech companies are famous for lavish food at catered events and campus restaurants. There are a lot of leftovers. No use in that food going to waste, Meeks thinks. So, with permission, he distributes it to other security guards and janitors. Today, Meeks has chicken wings and bok choy, a kind of Chinese cabbage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If someone’s in a situation, you know, hey, pitch in and try to help,” Meeks says. Both men work at \u003ca href=\"http://www.universalpro.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Universal Protection Service\u003c/a>, a major security subcontractor. That’s where they met. But that’s not where either of them started. Johnson says both men know what it is to be on the sunny side of Silicon Valley’s economy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You’re looking at two black engineers,” Johnson says. “I’m a communications engineer. I just finished my master’s in information security. I have 15 years experience. We both have project management experience. All of that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">‘You’re looking at two black engineers. I’m a communications engineer. I just finished my master’s in information security. I have 15 years experience. We both have project management experience. All of that.’\u003ccite> Michael Johnson,\u003cbr>\nsecurity guard\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Remember the dot.com bust about 15 years ago? Both men got laid off, and neither man recovered, not fully. Meeks was a field engineer. “It took me almost a year to find something, and then I got laid off again. I had a friend that said ‘Why don’t you try security?’ ”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The security guard gigs were supposed to be temporary, but that’s not how it’s worked out. “Once you get out of the workforce, it’s hard to get back in,” Meeks says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Johnson says human resources people who \u003cem>do\u003c/em> call him about his job applications ask why he’s looking for something in tech when he’s been in security for 10 years. He suspects it doesn’t help that he’s 52 and black, even though Silicon Valley companies are under pressure to diversify their employee base.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Talk of a Union\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Johnson is doing better than many in security. He works \u003cem>full\u003c/em> time, and his company provides benefits, although the package is a lot thinner than it used to be. “You know, when I started in security in 2004, we used to have better medical benefits. We had paid time off. 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You know, and possibly even give back.’ \u003ccite>(James Tensuan/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As a security guard making less than $20 an hour, this is all he can afford. “There’s no place to go except to move out of the valley, and a lot of us have families here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Johnson is 52 years old, divorced, with three kids, two of them in local colleges, the other just graduated. He’s working full time, but unless he finds a more lucrative line of work, it’s hard to see how his life is going to improve soon. 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That’s where they met. But that’s not where either of them started. Johnson says both men know what it is to be on the sunny side of Silicon Valley’s economy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You’re looking at two black engineers,” Johnson says. “I’m a communications engineer. I just finished my master’s in information security. I have 15 years experience. We both have project management experience. All of that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">‘You’re looking at two black engineers. I’m a communications engineer. I just finished my master’s in information security. I have 15 years experience. We both have project management experience. All of that.’\u003ccite> Michael Johnson,\u003cbr>\nsecurity guard\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Remember the dot.com bust about 15 years ago? Both men got laid off, and neither man recovered, not fully. Meeks was a field engineer. “It took me almost a year to find something, and then I got laid off again. 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